Warm, soft, slightly sweet and full of flavor, these poppy (or peanut butter) filled whole wheat buns topped with almonds (or sesame seeds) are perfect for an after-school snack or a morning indulgence with a pot of steaming tea!

Combine together the wholemeal flour and water in a small pot until the mixture is well blended and lump free. Cook the mixture over the medium heat, frequently stirring, until it has turned into a thick paste and the thermometer reads about 65C/150F. It takes about 2-3 minutes. Cool the mixture to the room temperature and cover with a plastic wrap while you prepare other ingredients.

In the pan of your bread machine, pour in prepared starter, milk, egg, walnut oil, caster sugar, salt, flours, and the yeast. Program the bread machine to dough cycle.

Scrape the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and press it down to flatten. Divide the dough into 10 portions, each about 92 grams.

Roll each portion of dough into an oval. Spread 30 grams of poppy paste or peanut butter at one end, and then slice the other end into 5 strips. Now roll the dough up from ‘filling’ side and seal the edges.

Cover and proof the bread until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Brush the top with egg wash (1/2 egg beaten with 1 tsp water) and sprinkle with sesame seeds or almond slices. Bake in the middle of hot oven for 20-25 minutes until nicely golden brown.

Oh wow- these look amazing! A poppy seed filled roll with almonds on top= I must have died and gone to heaven. I have promised myself that in the month of February I will do more baking of breads. This might just have to be first on the list.

These rolls are genius, brilliant, and absolutely droolworthy delicious. Love both fillings, especially the poppyseed paste. Thanks for the step-by-step instruction...now, I have an idea how you made them!Superb:DDD

These rolls remind of the sweet filled rolls/buns that I used to enjoy growing up in Indonesia! Thanks for sharing the recipe, I need to give this a try. I especially love that you use whole wheat flour! I used to fill mine up with Nutella, and sometimes banana.

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